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Customers walk out from a restaurant built with ice cubes after having their meal during the 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 6, 2012.

Customers walk out from a restaurant built with ice cubes after having their meal during the 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 6, 2012. (Sheng Li/Reuters)

An employee pours boiling water into a pot at a restaurant built with ice cubes during the 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 6, 2012.

An employee pours boiling water into a pot at a restaurant built with ice cubes during the 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 6, 2012. (Sheng Li/Reuters)

Confetti is thrown at couples during a group wedding ceremony as part of the 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 6, 2012. The wedding was organized by the city government, and 18 couples from Nigeria, Russia and China participated in the...

Confetti is thrown at couples during a group wedding ceremony as part of the 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province January 6, 2012. The wedding was organized by the city government, and 18 couples from Nigeria, Russia and China participated in the... (Sheng Li/Reuters)